As estate planning attorneys, we’re well acquainted with people’s reluctance (or sometimes outright refusal) to discuss the end of life. Nobody likes to think about the inevitability of their passing and leaving loved ones behind—and it’s understandable. Life is filled with joyous moments and events that we don’t want to miss. Travel, graduation, birthdays, marriage, children—we want to be a part of it all. And it’s not just celebratory events that keep us from letting mortality enter our thoughts. Day to day happenings can also absorb our time and attention. Dental appointments, grocery shopping, soccer practice, car payments—on any given day, life gives us more than enough to fret and fuss over. The reality is, however, that life eventually comes to an end, and when it does, we no longer have a say over what happens to the people and things we’ve left behind. Even with knowledge of the fact that they won’t be around forever, many people still put off planning for the inevitable. They think it will create more worries and more stress for them, but actually an estate planning attorney in New York would get your affairs in order for you and relieve you of any anxieties you may have about what will happen to your finances and assets in the future. More importantly, your family will have the assurance that they are abiding by your wishes without the stress of sorting through you estate themselves.